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baton

/bəˈtɑn/noun2 syllables

Baton means: a short stout club used primarily by policemen.

Synonyms for baton9

noun, as in a short stout club used primarily by policemen

truncheon, nightstick, billy, billystick, billy club

noun, as in a thin tapered rod used by a conductor to lead an orchestra or choir

wand

also used for baton

rod, bat, club

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What does baton mean?5

noun

1

a short stout club used primarily by policemen

2

a thin tapered rod used by a conductor to lead an orchestra or choir

3

a short staff carried by some officials to symbolize an office or an authority

4

a hollow metal rod that is wielded or twirled by a drum major or drum majorette

5

a hollow cylinder passed from runner to runner in a relay race

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with baton?24

three syllables

kazakhstanwhereupon

four syllables

azerbaijan
Show 40 near rhymes
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Baton in a sentence

  • The band played marvellously under the baton of a new conductor.fishda
  • A runner must pass the baton in a relay race.Scott
  • The orchestra entered on the downbeat of the conductor's baton.gcaplan
  • The juggler tossed a flaming baton to his partner.mccarras
  • We're one baton short for the relay.fcbond
  • The policeman pulled out his baton.AlanF_US
  • Tom wondered how often Mary practiced baton twirling.CK
  • Mary conducted the orchestra using a baton.Hybrid

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Forms of baton

as a noun

plural
batons